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Common side effects may include temporary skin irritation, mild redness, or sensitivity at application sites, particularly during initial treatment phases
GHRH upregulates the pituitary-specific POU homeodomain transcription factor, Pit-1, which in turn, transcriptionally upregulates the GH1 , GHRHR and Pit-1 genes (auto-upregulation)